Too Good to be true...

I was wondering why our SunRocket Voip home phone stopped working yesterday.  Now I have my answer.  Apparently, they closed their doors yesterday with no warning. We have been enjoying unlimited local and long distance service through our SunRocket for the last year and a half for about $15/month through SunRocket.    I guess $15/month just wasn't enough.

So what will happen with the annual fee that I just paid them for the next year?  Gee, I wonder.

So what phone service will we use?  I don't know, but it looks like I am forced into doing some research and making an unexpected change.  one thing is for sure, with the prices and services offered, voip, as opposed to landlines, is the only option.  Vonage?  CallVantage?  Packet8?  CallCentric?  ZingoTel?  Speakeasy?  Or any of the other million voip services out there?  Oh, what fun!

Any suggestions?

In the meantime, SunRocket's website is still up like nothing is wrong.  I signed in to my account and forwarded my calls to my cell, and that works.  Go figure!  So, for now, if you call I can pick it up on my cell, but who knows when that will be discontinued.

Rob

Comments

Chip and Karen said…
We've stuck with CallVantage. Never any problems. $25/ month. We have friends that use Vonage... always problems with the service.

So, if you figure in the $ you just lost for next year, how much did you end up paying for your service for the last year and a half? What does that come out to monthly? Did you save anything?
July 17, 2007 at 10:01 AM
Rob and Becky said…
Yeah, good point on the money. I would have stayed with callvantage, but they don't offer local area codes. oh well! Doing some quick research, we are going with ViaTalk. More on this later.
Rob
July 17, 2007 at 5:03 PM
Brandon and Jenny said…
Well, we have Packet8. $20 a month and it works great when there is electricity. Customer service was even helpful.

good luck. Funny how 5 years ago this wasn't even an option.
July 22, 2007 at 7:33 PM
GramCrackers said…
We've been using Vonage for over 3 years. Since we got our internet service fixed (aka, switching to FIOS) we've had no problems at all. Great price of $25/month unlimited. We also have a number with a 717 area code so our relatives in Pennsylvania can call us toll free. That costs us $5/month. We've had good success with their customer service, too.
July 23, 2007 at 3:03 PM
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